Strong Wind — San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California

2012-03-15 · San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California

Event narrative

In the Oakland Hills at At 4:21 am a tree fell onto the southbound lanes on SR 13 south of the Park Blvd off-ramp. A Toyota Camry carrying four people hit the tree and stopped in the center median. a Ford F-150 pickup then struck the tree and went airborne, hitting and killing the 18 year old driver of the Toyota Camry. The driver of the Ford Pickup and the three other passengers of the Toyota suffered non life threatening injuries.

Wider weather episode

A series of storm systems from the Gulf of Alaska brought gusty winds and periods of heavy rain across the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas from March 13 through March 16, 2012.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 373231. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.